only idiots regularly bet on their own team, too many emotions

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Oct 24, 2024
8:37:29am

JOPE Resident Golf Fanatic

most batters make bets they think will pay off without any emotional connection
to the team.

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JOPE

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Is it true that Vegas lines are typically unfavorable to BYU because BYU fans

andrewg3

Oct 24, 8:20am

gurt rn:

garyfan

Oct 24, 8:23am

Wouldn't the lack of bets on BYU cause the line to move to favor BYU more to encourage more betting on them?

John Doe

Oct 24, 8:25am

No. If they wanted to encourage betting on BYU, they would make the spread look

garyfan

Oct 24, 8:27am

Yeah, I don't follow sports gambling at all, so I don't know what most of that stuff means.

John Doe

Oct 24, 9:14am

It’s not true

zuko

Oct 24, 8:25am

Need a lot more than a raw average and a personal insult to prove that it isn't

chilawcoug

Oct 24, 8:59am

I chalk that up to a crazy CB rumor. If there was a discrepancy on the line

cougarfan84

Oct 24, 8:28am

I don’t think fans of a single particular team drive the line outside of teams

Charles Darwin

Oct 24, 8:32am

No. Vegas wants to make money.

Benfica1

Oct 24, 8:35am

only idiots regularly bet on their own team, too many emotions

JOPE

Oct 24, 8:37am

When I lived in Vegas I met an oddsmaker for one of the sport book companies

Oct 24, 8:39am

No, it is not true.

RealTaysomHill

Oct 24, 8:45am

LOL, this is not true at all.

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